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<h1 id="things-to-know" class="permalink-heading"><strong>Things to Know</strong><a href="#things-to-know" aria-label="permalink for Things to know"><%= crayons_icon_tag("small-link", aria_hidden: true) %></a></h1>
<ul>
  <li>We use a markdown editor that uses <a href="https://jekyllrb.com/docs/frontmatter">Jekyll front matter</a>.</li>
  <li>Most of the time, you can write inline HTML directly into your posts.</li>
  <li>We support native Liquid tags and created some fun custom ones, too! Trying embedding a Tweet or GitHub issue in your post, using the complete URL: <code>{% embed https://... %}</code>.</li>
  <li>Links to unpublished posts are shareable for feedback/review.</li>
  <li> When you're ready to publish, set the published variable to <strong>true</strong> or click publish depending on the editor version, you're using</li>
 <li>Links to unpublished posts (drafts or scheduled posts) are shareable for feedback/review. These posts have a notice which reads "This URL is public but secret, so share at your own discretion." They are not visible in feeds or on your profile until published.</li>
  <li><strong> <p>description area in Twitter cards and open graph cards</li>
</ul>

<p><em><b>We have two editor versions</b>. If you'd prefer to edit title and tags etc. as separate fields, switch to the "rich + markdown" option in <a href="<%= user_settings_path(:customization) %>">Settings → Customization</a>. Otherwise, continue:</em></p>

<h2 id="front-matter" class="permalink-heading"><u><strong>Front Matter</strong></u><a href="#front-matter" aria-label="permalink for Front matter"><%= crayons_icon_tag("small-link", aria_hidden: true) %></a></h2>
<p>Custom variables set for each post, located between the triple-dashed lines in your editor Here is a list of possibilities:</p>
<ul>
  <li><strong>title:</strong> the title of your article</li>
  <li><strong>published:</strong> boolean that determines whether or not your article is published.</li> 
  <li><strong>tags:</strong> max of four tags, needs to be comma-separated</li>
  <li><strong>canonical_url:</strong> link for the canonical version of the content</li>
  <li><strong>cover_image:</strong> cover image for post, accepts a URL. <br>The best size is 1000 x 420.</li>
  <li><strong>series:</strong> post series name.</li>
</ul>
